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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Soviet_counteroffensive
German forces weakened
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:Operation_Kutuzov
over 1 million troops
over 900,000 troops
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 300,000 combined
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:Hermann_Hoth
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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military memorials
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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July 5, 1943
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gptkbp:duration
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July 5, 1943 -August 23, 1943
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
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gptkbp:german_offensive
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failed to achieve objectives
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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considered a turning point in the war
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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debated among historians
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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shifted the balance of power on the Eastern Front
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked the end of German offensive capabilities in the East.
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gptkbp:initiated_by
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Operation Citadel was anticipated by the Soviets
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Red_Army
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gptkbp:location
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Kursk, Soviet Union
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gptkbp:logistics
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supply issues for German forces
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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importance of intelligence
value of defensive positions
impact of morale on warfare
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Panzer tanks
T-34 tanks
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
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gptkbp:outcome
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Soviet victory
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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heavy casualties
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gptkbp:significance
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largest tank battle in history
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gptkbp:soviet_defense
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prepared defenses
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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destroy Soviet forces at Kursk
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gptkbp:strategy
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encirclement
Soviet deep battle doctrine
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gptkbp:tactics
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combined arms warfare
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gptkbp:targets
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gptkb:Soviet_forces
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gptkbp:terrain
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open fields and forests
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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hot summer
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:N7_Special_Operations
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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